WAMIP denounces the detention of Sámi activist Andrei Danilov on 29 August 2021The August detention at a festival of Sámi activist and Sámi Heritage and Development Foundation director Andrei Danilov in Monchegorsk (Murmansk region) is one of the latest incidents in a series of acts of harassment against Indigenous activists and rights defenders in Russia in recent years. In the region Sami herders opposed Tesla plans to extract nickel in their territories . Danilov’s belongings were illegally searched by the police without witnesses, in violation of Russia’s Administrative Code. The activist was detained for 2 days and charged with “failure to comply with the lawful order of a police officer,” resulting in another five days of detention.Sign the petition here: https://bit.ly/2Z3Y168